Land of the Painted Oxcarts
Idtlachrmoc by Luis M1ardtle
Ev iin Costa Rica, Perfumed Swanneck Orchids Are Rare
The Central American republic has about a thousand known varieties of "the queen of flowers" (Plates XI
and XXII). Venders sell wild orchid plants the year round in the streets of San Jose, the capital. The swain
neck (genus Cycnoches) is remarkable ilor its thick, waxy flowers.
( Natiomal graphicsc Society